Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 841-844 , October 2008

Endovascular repair of traumatic thoracic aortic disruptions with “stacked” abdominal endograft extension cuffs

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Jan 17-20, 2007.

Received 2 January 2008 ,Accepted 14 May 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)00829-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.055

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 4 , Pages 841-844 , October 2008

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